Finding aid for the Leonora Schildkraut papers
6048
Sue Luftschein
USC Libraries Special Collections
2014 February
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Leonora Schildkraut papers
creator:
Schildkraut, Leonora
Identifier/Call Number: 6048
Physical Description:
6.5 Linear Feet
7 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1908-1970s, undated
Abstract: Leonora Schildraut (nee Rogers) was the third wife of actor Joseph Schildkraut. A musician and actress, she was a member
of the Peter Merenblum California Junior Symphony and later appeared in a few motion pictures and acted on the stage. After
Schildkraut's death, she hosted a youth and arts radio show in Los Angeles, "Through the Looking Glass". The Leonora Schildkraut
papers consists of mementos, scrapbooks, and photographs collected by Leonora Schildkraut and commemorating the acting careers
of her husband, Joseph Schildkraut and his father Rudolph Schildkraut, as well as her own work as a musician and arts philanthropist.
Biographical note
Leonora Schildraut (nee Rogers) was the third wife of actor Joseph Schildkraut. A musician and actress, she was a member
(for 10 years) of the Peter Merenblum California Junior Symphony and later appeared in a few motion pictures during the 1940s
and acted on the stage. After Schildkraut's death, she hosted a youth and arts radio show in Los Angeles, "Through the Looking
Glass".
Scope and Content
The Leonora Schildkraut papers consists of mementos, scrapbooks, and photographs collected by Leonora Schildkraut and commemorating
the acting careers of her husband, Joseph Schildkraut and his father Rudolph Schildkraut, as well as her own work as a musician
and arts philanthropist.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], Leonora Schildkraut papers, Collection no. 6048, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California
Acquisition
Donated by Leonora Schildkraut, 2007.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Actors -- United States -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Musicians -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Notebooks
Photographs
Realia
Scrapbooks
Schildkraut, Leonora
Schildkraut, Leonora -- Archives
Schildkraut, Joseph -- Archives
Schildkraut, Rudolph -- Archives
Peter Merenblum California Junior Symphony Orchestra -- Archives
Alice, (Fictitious character from Carroll) -- Archives
Box 6
Rudolph Schildkraut and Joseph Schildkraut: A Pictorial History of Their Lives and the Theatre of Their Time
undated
Scope and Content
Bound photocopy of original scrapbook.
Box 4
Peter Merenblum California Junior Symphony Orchestra scrapbook
1947-1969
Rudolph Schildkraut papers
Scope and Content
The Rudolph Schildkraut papers consist of notebooks in which Schildkraut wrote out the texts of plays, in both English and
German, highlighting his lines.
Box 2, Folder 1-3, Box 3
Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
Scope and Content
4 manuscripts, one in German.
Box 2, Folder 4-5, Box 3
Shakespeare's King Lear
Scope and Content
4 copies: one manuscript in English; a second in English in which Schildkraut pasted pages of a printed play and added stage
directions and other annotations; and two manuscripts in German.
Box 2, Folder 6
Kittchenbum, by Herman Heijermans
circa 1908
Scope and Content
Published copy with notes and annotations.
Box 2, Folder 7
Die Begnadigten by Herman Heijermans
undated
Scope and Content
Typescript with annotations.
Box 2, Folder 8
Schakels, by Herman Heijermans
Scope and Content
Notebook.
Box 2, Folder 9
Flachsmann als erzieher, by Otto Ernst Schmidt
undated
Scope and Content
Published copy of the play with extensive annotations.
Box 2, Folder 10
The Mongrel, by Hermann Bahr
circa 1924
Scope and Content
The Mongrel ran from December 15, 1924 to January 12, 1925 at the Longacre Theatre in New York City. Schildkraut played Matthias.
Box 2, Folder 11
God of Revenge, by Sholom Ash
circa 1922
Scope and Content
God of Vengenace [Revenge] ran from December 20, 1922 to April 1923 at the Provincetown Playhouse. Schildkraut played the
part of Yekel Shepshovitch. Schildkraut also directed this production. Two notebooks and one published copy with notes and
annotations.
Box 2, Folder 12, Box 3
Sparkling Burgundy by Hans Mueller
Scope and Content
Three notebooks.
Box 3
[English grammar notebook]
Scope and Content
Manuscript written by Schildkraut containing examples of English grammar. Appears to have been used in the study of English.
Box 3
[Jahrzeit book for Rudolph Schildkraut]
1930
Box 3
The Sidewalks of New York, by Bernardine Kielty
1923
Box 1
"Alice in Wonderland" photographs and negatives
1932
Scope and Content
Photographs and copy negatives from the Civic Repertory Theater's production of Alice in Wonderland, 1932-1933. Most of the
photographs are mounted on holed paper with typed captions identifying the actors. Joseph Schildkraut played the White Queen
in this production.
Box 5
Realia
Scope and Content
Various plaques and medals awarded/given to Leonora Schildkraut.
Box 7
Manuscripts
Scope and Contents
Xerox copies of "Rudolf Shildkraut and Joseph Schildkraut: A Pictorial History of Their Lives and the Theatre of Their Time",
by Leonora Schildkraut (3 volumes); a paste-up copy of the manuscript with illustrations; letters between Leonora Schildkraut
and Jay Garon-Brooke Associates regarding possible publication; and typescript copies of Leonora's "Through the Looking Glass"
radio show script.
